Optical toy.



A. DEPERDUSSN.

OPTICAL TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED ooT.'2, 190s.

935,646. Patented het. 5,1909.

Illli 11V Hum" 'UNITED -srArEs .Parar OFFRE A ARMAND nnrnnnussrn, or rents, FRANCE.

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Specification of Letters Patent Patented ccas, 1909.'

application inea october a, 190s. serial No. 455,909.

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Be it'known that I, ARMAND Dnrnnnnssm,

a citizen ofthe French Republic, and 'resident ot Paris, France, have invented certain newand useful Improvements -in and Re lat-ing to )Optical Toys,of which the fol-'ny such-as illustrated post cards'and the like on relates to improve` a White screen isbased upon the Well known principle of reflecting surfaces' and com.-

prises' substantially a box l'having a rectangular shape, closed on all sides and the front and rear Wallsl of which are respectively provided with an opening 2 and an I so " tangular or vided. at its front end with objectlve 3.

e are incandescent lamps representing the source of light.-

The objective comprises a sleeve 5 adapted to frictionallyslid'e in the bent borders G of the front Wall of the box. The sleeve is proa 'narrow rim 7 against Which bears the lens 8'. The latter is held in place by a second sleeve 9 having-a blackened inside and adapted to be forced into the said sleeve 5. The opening -2 before which the illustrated post cards or opaque images of any kind appear is covered by a plate 10 having a rec uadrilateral shape and vWhich issecured tot e back'of the box by means of a hinged stirrup 11,.' As readily seen, this stirrup 11 is held by means of hinges 12 and is-provided at the free ends of its branches With pivots 13 adapted toengage step bearings la'secured by soldering to the middle I v part of the upper and lower borders of .the 'supporting platelO. This plate 'isprovided at its upper and lower borders and on both sides With' guide-Ways 15. It carries besides on both lsides four`hooks 16 made of sheet metal and the vertical distance of which corresponds l to the .Width of an illustrated post Acard 17. In order'to cause the plate 10ste surround exactly the edges of the opening 2 "that card side, of the' the guide-Ways 15 may be coveredW-ith a thin layer. of felt or of fabric. A l

The function and the manipulation of this toy are as follows: The illustrated post# cards 17 .or other vopaque objects 4are slid between the hooks or between the guidefways 15 according to Whether the image or post` card is to be read in the direction of the height or' inthe direction of the Width.'

While the post card secured toone side of the card carrier l0 is lighted or rejected, which ison the other side is With` drawn and replaced by another one. .The supporting plate 10 is afterward removed from the opening 2 by causing it to revolve through -an angle of 180 and is then again applied against' the opening 2 so that the card inserted last is now opposite the 0bjective.

It Will be readily understood that the incandescent lamps might vbe replaced as Well by another equivalentsouree of light such as a gas burner, a petroleum lamp or the like.

18 are air holes arranged4 in the bottom of the box andadapted to admit fresh-air to the inside of the latter.

Having now fully described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters'Patcnt is 1. Itn an optioabtoy the'combination of a box, a .lens slidably mounted in `the front -W'all of the said box, a source of light provided inside the said'box, there being a reo tangular opening arranged inthe rearwall of said box oppositethe 'said lens, and a' reversible hinged image carrier arranged on the outside of said back Wall of said box opposite the said rectangular opening, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' 2. In an optical toy the combination vof a box, a lens slidably mounted in the center of the front Wall of said box, a source of light provided inside the box, tangular opening in the rear Wall of said box opposite :the sa-id lens, and a reversible hinged image carrier arranged Von the out-- side ofsaid back Wall and adapted to beapplied 'against the said opening so as to close g it, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In an optical toy the combination of a box, Va lens ,slidably mounted in the front Wall of the box, a vsource of light provided inside the said box, there being a rectangular opening arranged inthe rear Wall of said box opposite the said lens, an image receivf there being a rec-v- 2 'essere i ing iiate arranged-udiitside the said rear wall of the images to be proiected, imageholding opposite the said opening, means forjseeu'r-- hooks arranged 'on each side of said piate l.

ing an image to bothfsidesof the said image intermediate the said guide-ways, a step receiving p late, means permitting rotating lbearing provided inthe middle ofthe upper the said plate on its vertical axis and permitand the lower edge of said plate, a stirrup ting it to be swung about a second and paral-v hinge'dly connected to the said rear wall of lel axis,'substantially as and'for the purpose the box at one side of said plate and a set forth. pivot provided at the free end of each of 4, In an optical toy the combination of a the 'branches' of said stirrup and rotatably box, a lens adjustably mounted in thel front engaged in the said' step bearings, substani Wall of'said box, a source oflight provided tia-ily as and for the purpose set forth.

inside the said box, there being a rectangu- (i. ln an optical toy the combination of av rlar opening arranged in the rear wall of said box having a cylindrical hole having- 1nv box opposite the said lens, an image re. Wardly bent borders provided in thefront oeiving plate arranged on the outside of wall of said box, a sleeve provided with a said rear wally of the box-behind vthe said small inwardly bent front edge and slidrectangular opening, image receiving and p ingly engaged* into the said cylindrical openholding means provided on both 'sides of ing, a lens arranged inthe said front end said plate, a step bearing on the upper and of said sleeve againstthe inwardly bent borthe lower edge of the plate and in the midder of the latter and a lens holding sleeve dle of the said edge, a stirrup hingedly conforced into thel said 'sleeve and applied i Vnected to the said rearl wall of the box at against the said lens, a source of light proone side of the sa'id plate and a pivot provided inside the said box, thereJ being a vided at thefree end of each of the branches rectangular 4opening provided in :the rear of said stirrupand adapted to engage the wall ,of said box opposite the said lens and said step bearings of the plate, substan-l 'a reversible image carrierarranged atfthe Y tially as and for the purpose set forth. outside of the said 'rear wall opposite the v 5. In .an optical toy the combination of a 'said rectangular opening and means for' box, a lens adjustably mounted in the front insuring tightness between the said rear wall wall of said box, a source of light proand the said image carrier when the latter vided inside the said box, there being a recis appliedagainst the said rear wall, subtangular opening provided in the rear wall stantially, as and for the'p'urpose set forth. of said box opposite thesaid lens, an image i 4In testimony whereof l have hereunto set carrying plate arranged on the outside of my hand in presence of two witnesses.

said rear wall of the box behind the said ARMAND fEPElDUSSlN. rectangular opening, a guide-way arranged Witnesses: at the topV and the bottom of each side l'of ADOLPHE S'rUnilr, said plate and adapted to receive the edges Henson C. Coxs. 

